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McCoy tops Chinook in pre-season football
By Medicine Hat News on August 24th, 2019
Josh Cockill kicked a game-winning field goal from 27 yards out to give the McCoy Colts a taste of victory in a 10-9 pre-season nailbiter over the Chinook Coyotes in high school football action Friday in Lethbridge. Toras Brooks-Kirsch gave McCoy a 7-3 lead at the half with a 65-yard touchdown run before Cockill booted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada defeats Puerto Rico at World Cup qualifier
By Medicine Hat News on August 24th, 2019
Team Canada picked up a 9-7 victory over Puerto Rico at the women’s baseball World Cup qualifier in Aguascalientes, Mex. on Friday, though Redcliff’s Kaitlyn Ross didn’t start for the red and white. Canada (4-2) will take on Mexico Saturday before the medal games on Sunday... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Talons chasing 15th cross country zone title in 16 years
By Alta Newspaper Group on August 24th, 2019
Members of the Eagle Butte High School cross country team were back on the Echo Dale Regional Park trail training last week in preparation for what will be a busy season. The team will chase its 15th 3A South Zone title in the last 16 years as hosts of the Oct. 9 event. The black ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Free ringette event Sunday
By Medicine Hat News on August 23rd, 2019
Not sure if ringette is your thing? Medicine Hat Ringette is holding a free event to let youth try the sport before committing to it for the winter. This Sunday at the Family Leisure Centre, all kids from four to 18 years old need is skates, gloves and a helmet, plus they need to pre-register ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blume pros fare well in Red Deer
By Medicine Hat News on August 21st, 2019
Two Desert Blume Golf Course pros were in the money at the PGA of Alberta Championship in Red Deer. At River Bend Golf Course, Dillon Batsel and Braden Chown were 11th and 16th, respectively in the field of 31. They both shot opening-round 69’s on the par-72 layout, then Batsel had a 72 Tuesday and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two hundred feet of filth: Mud Bog set for 11th annual
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 17th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Things are about to get dirty. The Medicine Hat Boggers have spent their week making a muddy mess at the local drag strip for the group’s 11th annual mud bog on Saturday afternoon, and president Dylan Yanke says it’ll surely be one to remember. “Who doesn’t love watching a high horse power vehicle go ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dawgs win WCBL title
By Medicine Hat News on August 17th, 2019
The Okotoks Dawgs are Western Canadian Baseball League champions for the first time in 10 years. The Dawgs rallied to steal an 8-6 victory from the Regina Red Sox in Game 2 of the WCBL final Friday at Seaman Stadium thanks to a four-run eighth inning. Ricardo Sanchez started up the rally with a game-tying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demo Daze hits FLC Saturday
By Medicine Hat News on August 17th, 2019
Demo Daze returns to Medicine Hat Saturday at the Family Leisure Centre, offering prospective athletes a chance to try out a sport before registering for the upcoming season of competition. Twenty local athletic organizations will be attendance with tables set up in the fieldhouse to offer insight into their respective activities. There will also be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dawgs win Game 1
By Medicine Hat News on August 16th, 2019
The Okotoks Dawgs will look to win their first summer league title in a decade after beating the Regina Red Sox 7-2 in Game 1 of the Western Canadian Baseball League’s best-of-three finals Thursday. At Regina, the Dawgs got a complete game from starting pitcher Nolan Ruff, a first-inning RBI from Gavin Logan and three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacPherson’s speed turning more heads
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 16th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Dylan MacPherson keeps on turning heads. Given the opportunity to take on a first-round NHL draft pick in a fastest skater competition at the South Alberta Hockey Academy’s high performance camp in Irvine this week, the 21-year-old Redcliff product and former Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman seized the opportunity to leave Emerson Etem in his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Training Matters: Warm-up help – the conclusion
By Ed Stiles on August 16th, 2019
Continuing on the path to preparation for intense movement; last week we discussed why today’s youth may require a more specific warm-up than youth of days gone by. I also told you that some deep tissue massage and static stretching works wonders to dial down the tight overactive tissues. This week we take the next ... Read More »
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